[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1899 Causes of llncoi’tifiecl Deaths. I’remature iJirth, 2 Convulsions, 2 Croup, 1 Debility from Birth, 1 Kssiu^ton, Br-ewooil. Browood, Huntington. Penkridge. Saredou. Percentage of Total Deaths. ... 2-5. 1898 ... 205. 1897 ... 2-8. Vaccination. Taken altogether the new Act has worked satisfactorily, a greater portion of the infant population undergoing the opei’ation. This is due to systematic home visitation by the Vaccination Officers, and by the use of Calf Lym})h. There is found to be great difficulty in enforcing a satisfactory number of vesicles. Still, one mark is better than none at all, and re-vaccination latei* in life is desirable to meet this. Typhoid Fever in the District. Cases ... 5 Deaths ... 1 Houses infected ... 4 4 ca.ses in Brewood ... 1 in Bushbury 3 cases removed to Wolverhampton Hospital. In one case at Coven the water was analysed and con- demned. In two other cases, 1 reported in l\Iay, 1898, upon the insanitary condition of the cottages, lack of drainage, defective structui al conditions, and the proximity of a pigstye. In a fatal case in Stafford Street, Bi-ewood, I i-eported to the Council in November on the absolute necessity of a complete system of sewerage, not only in this street, but for the entire village. The existing arrangements are most imperfect; the ])i{)es are utterly inadequate and structurally defective; the connections are practically neglected ; and it will become necessary to check any pollution of neighbouring streams. The Death Rate of Brewood has been conclusively ])roved to be far higher than the normal Rural Rate, and I advise the Council strongly to adopt a thorough and efficient sewage .system for this distinct. Unrertified Deaths. Vaccination. Typhoid Fever. Brewood Sewerage.